Charleston City Council approved a grant for more body cameras for Charleston Police officers.

The department received a 2015 Edward Byrne Memorial Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs that would pay for 29 body cameras that cost more than $22,400. The police department will pay an overmatch of $66.

In June police rolled out 140 body cameras to its officers.

The Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Formula Grant Program, administered by OJP’s Bureau of Justice Assistance, provides grants, based on the state's population, to each state’s designated state agency to develop statewide crime fighting strategies and coordinate distribution of funds to units of local government and not for profit agencies, according to the Department of Justice's website.